Motivation for All Employees
Schreiner Group is Innovator of the Year 2008
During the “TOP 100” competition Schreiner Group was selected as the “2008 Innovator of the Year.” The high-caliber judging panel was particularly impressed with how successfully and deeply the innovation philosophy is rooted in the company’s culture.
Top 100 is a competition specifically focused on innovative small and medium-sized companies in Germany. Schreiner Group has been participating in the contest for many years. The evaluation categories are: Innovation Climate, Innovative Processes and Organization, Innovation Success, Innovation Marketing as well as Innovation-Oriented Top Management.
Schreiner Group has been among the Top 100 and a winner of individual categories as many as five times. Every contest means matching one’s strengths with the best. In 2008, 342 companies were rated.
Since the results were kept under close cover until the very end, the awards ceremony was brimming with suspense. In each category the ten best companies were introduced, followed by the announcement of the winner. When the time came to announce the 2008 Innovator of the Year five companies were finalists and Schreiner Group was one of them. The nominees were named in reverse order and in the end it was clear who the winner was.
On behalf of the high-caliber judging panel Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Fraunhofer Society, stated the reasons for the jury’s selection. Among other things, he emphasized Schreiner Group’s ability to consistently deliver added value to its customers through innovative products. The constant focus on the corporate value of “Innovation” led to an impressive business development. Employee involvement, he said, was exemplary, as illustrated by the large number of improvement suggestions and, even more importantly, the adoption rate of 85 percent. The entire innovation process, from generating ideas to analyzing their success, he said, was not only clearly organized but also provided motivation. Schreiner Group’s success was easy to understand because the company defines innovation not only in terms of product development but as freedom of thinking in all areas and at all levels across the organization.
For further information, please contact:
Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
Andrea Richter
Bruckmannring 22
85764 Oberschleissheim
Germany
Phone: +49 89 31584-5517
Fax: +49 89 31584-5420
presse@schreiner-group.de